Dr. Mehmet and Lisa Oz

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the
Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital and is the
host of the five-time Daytime Emmy® Award-winning “The Dr. Oz Show” now in its fifth
season seen in 118 countries. Dr. Oz authored seven New York Times Best Sellers, including “You:
The Owner’s Manual,” and in February 2014 launched his own magazine Dr. Oz The Good
Life.

Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Delaware, received his undergraduate degree from Harvard
University (1982) and obtained a joint MD and MBA (1986) from the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine and Wharton Business School. He lives with his wife Lisa of 26 years and their four children,
Daphne, Arabella, Zoe and Oliver.

Lisa Oz is a writer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is host of
“The Lisa Oz Show” on Veria Living TV and hosted her own radio show on Sirius XM. In
addition to authoring the New York Times bestseller US: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships
that Matter Most, Lisa co-authored five
New York Times bestselling books, including the YOU: The Owner’s Manual series. She is also
Editor at Large of the new Hearst magazine, Dr. Oz The Good Life.

Together Dr. Oz and Lisa Oz founded HealthCorps in 2003, a peer-mentoring, non-profit nationwide movement
which delivers a progressive curriculum in nutrition, fitness and mental resilience to over 32,000 teens
in at-risk communities across the country to combat the childhood obesity crisis. HealthCorps mission is
to implement an innovative in-school and community model that inspires teens to make healthier choices
for themselves and their families. HealthCorps Coordinators carry out unique programming targeting
high-need populations using peer-mentoring to give teens purpose, help develop human character, and
inspire an interest in health and culinary arts careers.

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